Thousands of migrants are stranded in Ceuta, a Spanish exclave on Morocco’s coast, hoping to reach mainland Europe. Residents say the arrivals are overwhelming the small city, with little sign of a solution.

DDW News2026-11-01 08:30

The arrival of tens of thousands of migrants in Ceuta, Spain’s North African enclave, has heightened political tensions ahead of next month’s election.

Eeuronews2026-10-22 16:39

Eight charities, including Oxfam and Amnesty International, accuse Spain's government of “grave rights violations” in Ceuta. Spain is struggling to process thousands of asylum cases after migrants rushed into the North African enclave in July.

RReuters2026-10-20 09:50

Italy has extended its suspension of the EU’s border-free travel arrangements with Spain by another week, an Italian government source said Friday, citing a surge in migrant arrivals in Ceuta in late July. A Spanish government spokesperson said the two countries’ interior ministers would work over the coming week on lifting the controls.

FFrance 24 English2026-10-16 15:37

King Felipe VI voiced strong support for Ceuta as an integral part of Spain during a Tuesday visit to the North African territory. The visit came amid a prolonged migration crisis that has strained relations with Morocco.

TThe Associated Press2026-10-14 17:07

King Felipe VI said Ceuta and Melilla were an “inalienable part” of Spain during a landmark visit to the North African territories claimed by Morocco. He also stressed the need for good neighbourly ties with Rabat, after July’s unprecedented migrant surge into Ceuta strained historically delicate relations.

FFrance 24 English2026-10-14 13:58

Cheering crowds waving Spanish flags welcomed King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia to Ceuta on Tuesday. The diplomatically sensitive visit follows July’s migrant influx from Morocco and is the royals’ first trip there since 2007, when a crisis erupted with Morocco, which claims Ceuta and Melilla as its territory.

FFrance 24 English2026-10-14 09:43

During a landmark visit to the North African territories claimed by neighbouring Morocco, King Felipe VI said on Tuesday that Ceuta and Melilla are an “inalienable part” of Spain and that the country’s sovereignty and territorial integrity are not negotiable.

FFrance 24 English2026-10-13 19:06

King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia of Spain visited Ceuta, where the Spanish territory in North Africa is dealing with the aftermath of mass crossings from Morocco this summer. About 80,000 people crossed into the territory, and at least 10,000 migrants remain. Many residents are angry at the government’s response, raising questions about whether the royal visit can reassure them and what will happen to those still waiting.

DDW News2026-10-13 18:30

King Felipe and Queen Letizia of Spain visited a cemetery in Ceuta to pay tribute to people who died after a mass crossing from Morocco. The visit comes amid longstanding friction between Spain and Morocco.

RReuters2026-10-13 17:19

King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia attend an ecumenical service in Ceuta for victims of the recent migration crisis. Their visit follows months of upheaval after about 80,000 people crossed from neighboring Morocco in late July, prompted by online rumors that Spain had opened its border.

TThe Associated Press2026-10-13 14:39

King Felipe and Queen Letizia of Spain visited Ceuta’s city hall, their first visit to the enclave during their 12-year reign. The trip comes amid a migration crisis and longstanding tensions with Morocco, which claims sovereignty over Ceuta and Spain’s other North African enclave, Melilla.

RReuters2026-10-13 13:36

King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia made their first visit to Ceuta since 2007. The trip comes amid tensions with Morocco after July’s migration crisis, when more than 70,000 people crossed into the Spanish enclave. Most returned to Morocco, while thousands stayed and dozens died. Morocco claims sovereignty over Ceuta, making the visit diplomatically sensitive.

FFrance 24 English2026-10-13 13:30

King Felipe and Queen Letizia of Spain visited Ceuta’s city hall, their first trip to the enclave during their 12-year reign. The visit comes amid a migration crisis and longstanding tensions with Morocco, which claims sovereignty over Ceuta and Spain’s other North African enclave, Melilla.

RReuters2026-10-13 10:19

King Felipe and Queen Letizia visited Ceuta city hall in their first trip to the enclave during their 12-year reign, amid a migration crisis. The visit comes against a backdrop of longstanding friction with Morocco, which claims sovereignty over Ceuta and Spain’s other North African enclave, Melilla.

GGuardian News2026-10-13 09:27

King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia are visiting Ceuta, months after more than 70,000 migrants arrived from Morocco. Most have returned, but thousands remain. The visit has divided residents and could rekindle diplomatic tensions with Morocco, which claims sovereignty over Ceuta and Melilla.

FFrance 24 English2026-10-13 09:22

King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia arrived at Ceuta City Hall for an official visit. The Spanish city in North Africa faced a migration crisis in late July, when about 80,000 people crossed from neighboring Morocco into Ceuta.

TThe Associated Press2026-10-13 07:38

In early October, hundreds of teenage migrants queued outside a church in Ceuta, hoping a Spanish minister’s visit would bring a chance to reach mainland Europe or secure shelter. Among them was a 17-year-old from Morocco who crossed into Ceuta in late July with about 80,000 others, in what became Spain’s deadliest border crisis.

TThe Associated Press2026-10-10 11:55

Spain’s National Police began dismantling a settlement on Trampoline Beach in Ceuta on Sunday morning. Migrants had gathered there for weeks and slept on cardboard sheets. The operation involved the Civil Guard, local police and Ceuta’s General Command.

TThe Associated Press2026-10-04 16:59

Parvati Nair of Queen Mary University of London describes the UK-France migration agreement as a small but revealing part of their broader post-Brexit relationship. She says migration is tied to diplomacy, security, intelligence and surveillance, and warns the scheme could reduce a complex human reality to numbers and deterrence while obscuring migrants’ plight.

FFrance 24 English2026-10-01 22:27

Spain has ordered its military to identify anyone who may be responsible after Amnesty International said it documented beatings, humiliations, summary expulsions and racial profiling of migrants in Ceuta.

Eeuronews2026-09-30 17:46

Thousands of people demonstrated in Madrid over the migrant crisis in Ceuta. Nearly two months after tens of thousands of migrants arrived en masse, the situation in the autonomous city remains unresolved.

Eeuronews2026-09-26 14:27

Marion Maréchal, an MEP with the European Conservatives and Reformists, says the crisis in Ceuta has not been completely solved. She argues that EU asylum rules are too broad and should be reviewed, while calling for a list of safe countries whose nationals would not have their asylum claims considered.

Eeuronews2026-09-25 12:30

Thousands of migrants remain stranded in Spain’s Ceuta, where some allege that Spanish police and military personnel physically abused them. The accusations have prompted concern about how migrants are treated in the North African territory, while Spanish authorities deny the allegations.

AAl Jazeera English2026-09-25 10:32